Turov On Timing Vol. 22 N. 2

Reader’s Questions

It is stock market lore that “as the S&P 500 goes in January, so goes the year.” This year January was down, what are your thoughts?

In a conversation you and I had recently, you indicated that you didn’t like stop orders, but I didn’t really understand your reason. Could you explain please?

As a follow-up question then, why do you recommend using stop orders in Turov on Timing?

So you recommend never using stops?

If a stock has a high short interest ratio, is it a good candidate for purchase?

I was an emotional basket case this past Wednesday when we had a big loss on a long position. Thursday you went long again for a bigger profit. How did you have the brass to go long so soon after that loss, have you no emotions?

So of how much value is the media?

You often refer to your recommendations as “news neutral.” But isn’t there news all the time, and therefore, isn’t it true that nothing is “news neutral”?

Do you have any thoughts about the relationship between the Russell 2000 and Standard and Poor’s indicies?